Purchase Order API

Products and Orders APIs
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1

Hi, we are looking into connecting our services with Shopify Purchase Order features.

However I can’t find any API to get/edit/create a purchase order. Is this feature available for Shopify partners? If not is it possible to get early access?

Thank you

2

Hey @Francois_Rulliere!

Would the inventory transfers developer preview give you what you need to start building and testing?

3

Thank you Kyle, that could be helpful but I don’t see where it is synchronised with Purchase Orders (PO).

I understand it allows us to replicate the purchase order feature, but this is what we are trying to avoid: we’d like to leverage your existing feature.

To give you more details on our use case, here is the workflow we are looking for:

  1. Order is placed in Shopify
  2. We automatically create a PO and send it to the relevant vendor
  3. Vendor ships the products to the warehouse
  4. Warehouse operators confirm the order completion
  5. When the PO is completed: the order is confirmed, we generate a shipping label, and the order is shipped from our warehouse to the customer.

(2) and (5) requires APIs we don’t have access to.

Is there anyway we can accomplish this with the Inventory Transfers developer preview ? Or do you have a workaround?

Thank you

4

Thanks for that clarification. Transfers preview may not be what you need here.

Just to clarify, step 2 would be the equivalent of creating a Purchase order in the admin (as described here)? If so, there aren’t specific purchaseOrder endpoints currently. The closest are inventory management apps Apps in inventory management

For step 5, at that point the fulfillment services APIs would be best: About fulfillment services

5

Yes that’s correct.

If we are using this API we’ll need to re-create the Shopify PO feature, I am right?

This one will work.

6

Yes, that is right. You would need to use the API to transition inventory between the different states.

7

Crazy this has not been delivered.